Joe Farmer
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The narrative that will be presented by Trump, and has validity, will be that he began reacting to the virus in late January, while the Democrats ignored it. The key facts here are the travel ban on January 31, and the lack of any interest of the Democrat presidential candidates during their primary campaigns through February. Then after a shutdown in late March, Trump hoped to see an Easter opening, which was soundly rejected by Democrat governors.Yeah, I believe that Trump will not be saddled with the negative aspect of the economy since it has been the left who are most determined to continue the shutdown. Trump also gets the added benefits of being able to claim to have saved lives by shutting down the economy.
But I think the real wild card is Biden's condition going into the fall. It's my belief that many independents, who don't pay close attention to the news are going to be shocked when Biden emerges from his basement and begins to make public appearances again. His performance in the debates will likely be a critical aspect of the election. Democrats seem to be in complete denial about his mental state, but we'll see if that translates to independents.
Except that right now, Trump and his supporters (even most of his supporters on this board) are saying it was Democrats (governors) that shut the economy down. So you can't say that now and then campaign on the fact that Trump saved lives by shutting the economy down. When any sane person sees he did nothing of the sort. So pick an argument. LOL. People who think for themselves are going to see right through that BS. Sorry, the economy will literally take years to bounce back. I could run a hamster against Trump in November and it would beat him..in a walk.
Sure, both sides will create a storyline that impugns their opponent and praises their own candidate. We'll see which one the voters find more believable. And from my view, it looks like the Democrats plan on nominating that hamster you mentioned. We'll see if he'll still be walking in November.